Wind-forced depth-dependent currents over the eastern Beaufort Sea continental slope:Implications for Pacific water transport
Pacific water contributes significantly to the Arctic Ocean freshwater budget. Recent increases in Arctic freshwater flux, also affected by the Pacific-derived Arctic water, impact the Atlantic overturning circulation with implications for global climate. The interannual variability of the Pacific w...
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ftuniaarhuspubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/7d025008-3825-490d-8021-03fa8d91d460 2023-12-31T09:58:41+01:00 Wind-forced depth-dependent currents over the eastern Beaufort Sea continental slope:Implications for Pacific water transport Dmitrenko, Igor A. Kirillov, Sergei A. Myers, Paul G. Forest, Alexandre Tremblay, Bruno Lukovich, Jennifer Gratton, Yves Rysgaard, Soren Barber, David G. 2018-10-23 application/pdf https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/windforced-depthdependent-currents-over-the-eastern-beaufort-sea-continental-slope(7d025008-3825-490d-8021-03fa8d91d460).html https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.321 https://pure.au.dk/ws/files/136209758/321_5607_1_PB.pdf eng eng https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/windforced-depthdependent-currents-over-the-eastern-beaufort-sea-continental-slope(7d025008-3825-490d-8021-03fa8d91d460).html info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Dmitrenko , I A , Kirillov , S A , Myers , P G , Forest , A , Tremblay , B , Lukovich , J , Gratton , Y , Rysgaard , S & Barber , D G 2018 , ' Wind-forced depth-dependent currents over the eastern Beaufort Sea continental slope : Implications for Pacific water transport ' , Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene , vol. 6 , 66 . https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.321 Upwelling Downwelling Depth-dependent currents Pacific water ARCTIC-OCEAN NORTH-ATLANTIC SHELF-BREAK MODEL VARIABILITY DYNAMICS PATHWAYS ORIGIN FLUXES BASIN article 2018 ftuniaarhuspubl https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.321 2023-12-07T00:03:04Z Pacific water contributes significantly to the Arctic Ocean freshwater budget. Recent increases in Arctic freshwater flux, also affected by the Pacific-derived Arctic water, impact the Atlantic overturning circulation with implications for global climate. The interannual variability of the Pacific water outflow remains poorly understood, partly due to different branches of the Pacific water flow in the Arctic Ocean. The shelfbreak current over the Beaufort Sea continental slope transports similar to 50% of the Pacific-derived water eastward along the Beaufort Sea continental slope towards the Canadian Archipelago. The oceanographic mooring deployed over the eastern Beaufort Sea continental slope in October 2003 recorded current velocities through depths of 28-108 m until September 2005. Data analysis revealed that these highly energetic currents have two different modes of depth-dependent behaviour. The downwelling-favourable wind associated with cyclones passing north of the Beaufort Sea continental slope toward the Canadian Archipelago generates depth-intensified shelfbreak currents with along-slope northeastward flow. A surface Ekman on-shore transport and associated increase of the sea surface heights over the shelf produce a cross-slope pressure gradient that drives an along-slope northeastward barotropic flow, in the same direction as the wind. In contrast, the upwelling-favourable wind associated with deep Aleutian Low cyclones over the Alaskan Peninsula and/or Aleutian Island Arc leads to surface-intensified currents with along-slope westward flow. This northeasterly wind generates a surface Ekman transport that moves surface waters offshore. The associated cross-slope pressure gradient drives an along-slope southwestward barotropic flow. The wind-driven barotropic flow generated by upwelling and downwelling is superimposed on the background bottom-intensified shelfbreak current. For downwelling, this flow amplifies the depth-intensified background baroclinic circulation with enhanced Pacific water ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Aleutian Island aleutian low Arctic Arctic Ocean Beaufort Sea Canadian Archipelago North Atlantic Aarhus University: Research Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene 6 |
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Pacific water contributes significantly to the Arctic Ocean freshwater budget. Recent increases in Arctic freshwater flux, also affected by the Pacific-derived Arctic water, impact the Atlantic overturning circulation with implications for global climate. The interannual variability of the Pacific water outflow remains poorly understood, partly due to different branches of the Pacific water flow in the Arctic Ocean. The shelfbreak current over the Beaufort Sea continental slope transports similar to 50% of the Pacific-derived water eastward along the Beaufort Sea continental slope towards the Canadian Archipelago. The oceanographic mooring deployed over the eastern Beaufort Sea continental slope in October 2003 recorded current velocities through depths of 28-108 m until September 2005. Data analysis revealed that these highly energetic currents have two different modes of depth-dependent behaviour. The downwelling-favourable wind associated with cyclones passing north of the Beaufort Sea continental slope toward the Canadian Archipelago generates depth-intensified shelfbreak currents with along-slope northeastward flow. A surface Ekman on-shore transport and associated increase of the sea surface heights over the shelf produce a cross-slope pressure gradient that drives an along-slope northeastward barotropic flow, in the same direction as the wind. In contrast, the upwelling-favourable wind associated with deep Aleutian Low cyclones over the Alaskan Peninsula and/or Aleutian Island Arc leads to surface-intensified currents with along-slope westward flow. This northeasterly wind generates a surface Ekman transport that moves surface waters offshore. The associated cross-slope pressure gradient drives an along-slope southwestward barotropic flow. The wind-driven barotropic flow generated by upwelling and downwelling is superimposed on the background bottom-intensified shelfbreak current. For downwelling, this flow amplifies the depth-intensified background baroclinic circulation with enhanced Pacific water ... |
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Wind-forced depth-dependent currents over the eastern Beaufort Sea continental slope:Implications for Pacific water transport |
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Wind-forced depth-dependent currents over the eastern Beaufort Sea continental slope:Implications for Pacific water transport |
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Dmitrenko , I A , Kirillov , S A , Myers , P G , Forest , A , Tremblay , B , Lukovich , J , Gratton , Y , Rysgaard , S & Barber , D G 2018 , ' Wind-forced depth-dependent currents over the eastern Beaufort Sea continental slope : Implications for Pacific water transport ' , Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene , vol. 6 , 66 . https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.321 |
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